2026 NFL draft

2026 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	April 23–25, 2026
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Network(s)	ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio
Overview
257 total selections in 7 rounds
League	National Football League
← 2025 2027 →

In the explanations below (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre–Draft), while (D) denotes trades that take place during the 2026 draft.

Round 1

Jacksonville → Cleveland (PD) Jacksonville traded a first-round selection and their 2025 first-, second-, fourth-round selections to Cleveland in exchange for their 2025 first-, fourth- and sixth-round selections.^{[Trade 1]}
Atlanta → LA Rams (PD). Atlanta traded a first-round selection and 2025 second- and seventh-round selections to LA Rams in exchange for 2025 first- and third-round selections.^{[Trade 2]}
Green Bay → Dallas (PD) Green Bay traded a first-round selection, a 2027 first-round selection, and DT Kenny Clark to Dallas for DE Micah Parsons.^{[Trade 3]}

Round 2

Washington → Houston (PD). Washington traded second- and fourth-round selections as well as 2025 third- and seventh-round selections to Houston in exchange for OT Laremy Tunsil and a 2025 fourth-round selection.^{[Trade 4]}

Round 3

NY Jets → Philadelphia (PD). NY Jets traded a third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for LB Haason Reddick.^{[Trade 5]}
NY Giants → Houston (PD). NY Giants traded a 2026 third-round selection and 2025 second- and third-round selections (34th and 99th overall) to Houston in exchange for a first-round selection (25th overall).^{[Trade 6]}
Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded two third-round selections and a 2025 third-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for a sixth-round selection and 2025 third- and sixth-round selections.^{[Trade 7]}
Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). See Round 3: Detroit → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 7]}
Houston → Miami (PD). Houston traded a third-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for their 2025 fourth- and seventh-round selections.^{[Trade 8]}
Dallas → Pittsburgh (PD). Dallas traded a third-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection and WR George Pickens.^{[Trade 9]}

Round 4

Washington → Houston (PD). See Round 2: Washington → Houston.^{[Trade 4]}
Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection to the Kansas City in exchange for G Joe Thuney.^{[Trade 10]}
Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to New England in exchange for a third-round selection.^{[Trade 11]}
LA Rams → Chicago (PD). LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Chicago in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round selection.^{[Trade 12]}
New Orleans → Denver (PD). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for WR Devaughn Vele.^{[Trade 13]}

Round 5

Tennessee → LA Rams (PD). Tennessee traded a fifth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for a sixth-round selection and LB Ernest Jones.^{[Trade 14]}
Minnesota → Jacksonville (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Cam Robinson and a conditional seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 15]}
Houston → Philadelphia → Houston. Multiple trades:

Houston → Philadelphia (PD). Houston traded a fifth-round selection and G Kenyon Green to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round selection and S C. J. Gardner-Johnson.^{[Trade 16]}
Philadelphia → Houston (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and TE Harrison Bryant to Houston in exchange for a sixth-round selection and WR John Metchie III.^{[Trade 17]}

Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection.^{[Trade 18]}
NY Jets → Baltimore (PD). NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection and a 2025 sixth-round selection to the Baltimore in exchange for a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection.^{[Trade 19]}
San Francisco → Philadelphia (PD). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection, which may be upgraded to a fourth round pick based certain conditions, to Philadelphia in exchange for DE Bryce Huff.^{[Trade 20]}
Philadelphia → Minnesota (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection and a 2027 seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round selection and QB Sam Howell.^{[Trade 21]}
Las Vegas → Cleveland (PD). Las Vegas traded a fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for QB Kenny Pickett.^{[Trade 22]}

Round 6

Minnesota → LA Rams (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 23]}
Denver → NY Jets (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for DL John Franklin-Myers.^{[Trade 24]}
Houston → LA Rams (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for WR Ben Skowronek and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 25]}
Cleveland → Seattle (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for C Nick Harris and seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 26]}
Dallas → NY Giants (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection to NY Giants in exchange for DL Jordan Phillips and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 27]}
LA Rams → Tennessee (PD). See Round 5: Tennessee → LA Rams.^{[Trade 14]}
Buffalo → NY Jets (PD). Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection to NY Jets in exchange for CB Brandon Codrington and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 28]}
Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for RB Cam Akers and a conditional seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 29]}
Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Roy Robertson-Harris.^{[Trade 30]}
Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for LB Joshua Uche.^{[Trade 31]}
Detroit → Cleveland (PD). Detroit traded a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for DE Za'Darius Smith and a seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 32]}
Houston → Minnesota (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for G Ed Ingram.^{[Trade 33]}
Philadelphia → Houston → Philadelphia. Multiple trades:

Philadelphia → Houston (PD). See Round 5: Houston → Philadelphia.^{[Trade 16]}
Houston → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Houston.^{[Trade 17]}

Minnesota → San Francisco (PD). Minnesota traded a sixth-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection and RB Jordan Mason.^{[Trade 34]}
Jacksonville → Detroit (PD). See Round 3: Detroit → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 7]}
Baltimore → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5: NY Jets → Baltimore.^{[Trade 19]}
NY Jets → Cleveland (PD). NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection and DT Jowon Briggs.^{[Trade 35]}
NY Jets → Minnesota (PD). NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection and a 2027 sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a 2027 seventh-round selection and DT Harrison Phillips.^{[Trade 36]}
San Francisco → Washington (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to Washington in exchange for RB Brian Robinson Jr.^{[Trade 37]}
Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Minnesota.^{[Trade 21]}
Indianapolis → Minnesota (PD). Indianapolis traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for CB Mekhi Blackmon^{[Trade 38]}

Round 7

Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for K Riley Patterson.^{[Trade 39]}
LA Rams → Minnesota (PD). See Round 6: Minnesota → LA Rams.^{[Trade 23]}
LA Rams → Houston (PD). See Round 6: Houston → LA Rams.^{[Trade 25]}
Seattle → Cleveland (PD). See Round 6: Cleveland → Seattle.^{[Trade 26]}
NY Giants → Dallas (PD). See Round 6: Dallas → NY Giants.^{[Trade 27]}
Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Dallas in exchange for TE Peyton Hendershot.^{[Trade 40]}
NY Jets → Buffalo (PD). See Round 6: Buffalo → NY Jets.^{[Trade 28]}
Buffalo → Cleveland → NY Jets. Multiple trades:

Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 third-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for WR Amari Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round selection.^{[Trade 41]}
Cleveland → NY Jets (PD). See Round 6: NY Jets → Cleveland.^{[Trade 35]}

Houston → Minnesota (PD). See Round 6: Minnesota → Houston.^{[Trade 29]}
Jacksonville → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5: Minnesota → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 15]}
Baltimore → LA Rams (PD). Baltimore traded a seventh-round selection to LA Rams in exchange for CB Tre'Davious White and a 2027 seventh-round selection.^{[Trade 42]}
Cleveland → Detroit (PD). See Round 6: Detroit → Cleveland.^{[Trade 32]}
San Francisco → Houston (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for DT Khalil Davis.^{[Trade 43]}
New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for DT Davon Godchaux.^{[Trade 44]}
Houston → Jacksonville (PD). Houston traded a seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for WR Christian Kirk.^{[Trade 45]}
Dallas → Buffalo (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection (170th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection (204th overall) and CB Kaiir Elam.^{[Trade 46]}

Host city

Trades involving draft picks